This Ethical Business of Green Schools for the Future
Thomas Stone has a special interest in studying the way that social media marketing can effect positive social change. He is a contributing author at Technected.
Power plants around the country are among the major sources of the pollution problem in our country, and one of the biggest contributors to global warming around the world. Coal and nuclear plants produce toxic waste that can show up in our environment in potentially devastating ways—thus far, coal has been exponentially more harmful to … [Read more...]
The search for alternate sources of fuel may sometimes seem like an issue limited to the automotive industry. And its true that at this point the automotive industry takes up a much larger chunk of the carbon pie than air travel does—that’s because car travel is part of the daily grind a large percentage of the developed world’s … [Read more...]
Global warming and a growing energy crisis have many would-be homeowners and building operators demanding greener construction practices and completed structures that are more energy efficient. Although the initial costs are higher than with traditional construction habits, using higher standards not only help protect the environment, … [Read more...]
Maintaining office organization used to require managing an array of filing cabinets, all stuffed to the brim with important documents. Now, the necessity of juggling paper and disseminating information with countless memos is disappearing completely from the business landscape. Today, many businesses are transforming their offices and … [Read more...]
When companies are considering constructing new manufacturing centers, they have to concern themselves not only with finding the right property for sale, but also whether their new building will comply with an environmentally beneficial building method, such as LEED or Passivhaus. Passivhaus, or Passive House in the United States, is a … [Read more...]
While the fight is not over, the fight for rights for gays, lesbians and transgendered folks has seen quite a few victories in the early years of the 21st century. President Obama and Congress repealed the 20th century policy known as "Don't ask, don't tell" that had been implemented by President Clinton to deal with the issue of gays in … [Read more...]
The public outcry concerning the disparity of the very rich to the rest of the population has coined the term "the 99%." They are the folks who do not control the wealth in the United States. They are the disappearing middle class, the working class, the working poor and the poor. Most of the 99%, but not all, have or can find assistance … [Read more...]
